Cloning is a new technology that humans have just acquired. Before, cloning was something that you could read about in a science-fiction book for a buck. Now, we have seen proof of cloning with the sheeps called Dolly. The big question is if we should clone humans. There are only two ways this could be possible. “The first way involves splitting an embryo into several halves and creating many new individuals from that embryo. The second method of cloning a human involves taking cells from an already existing human being and cloning them, in turn creating other individuals that are identical to that particular person.”

With this technology almost at our fingertips, another huge question is: Would it be ethically right to clone a human or human parts? My answer to this question is maybe. It all depends on what we use this technology for. I would say yes to this scenario:

An elderly man develops macular degeneration, a disease that destroys vision. To bolster his failing eyesight, he receives a transplant of healthy retinal tissue--cloned from his own cells and cultivated in a lab dish.

A scenario I would say no to is:

Some guy uses clone technology to create the perfect solider. With this technology, he destroys the world.

Another huge question on people’s mind is: Would it be morally right? My answer is again maybe. If it is being used to benefit someone’s health, I say yes. If you are creating a whole human, I say no. It is not our job to play God and create humans. God gave us the gift of reproducing to be used between a man and a woman. Not by scientists in a lab.

A third question people are wondering about is: What emotional effects would be put on the clone? My answer would be that no emotional stress would be put on the clone. It would survive like a regular person. It would act like a regular human.

Bibliography

http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~mchorost/e306/been/cloning

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